Executive & Board Cyber Security Briefing (Half-Day Workshop)
Training Overview
A focused half-day briefing for boards and executive leaders to understand the strategic cyber risk landscape and their governance responsibilities. Through instructor-led briefings, case discussions, and a tabletop incident simulation, participants examine the financial, legal, and reputational impacts, clarify oversight duties, and leave with a concise board action checklist to drive immediate next steps.
This session positions cyber security as an enterprise-wide, top-tier business risk—not just an IT issue—helping directors interpret dashboards, set risk appetite and align oversight with strategy.
Who is this training for?
Board directors and committee members (Risk/Audit), C-suite executives, company secretaries and senior leaders responsible for cyber risk oversight and enterprise resilience.
Training Outcomes:
- Current cyber risk landscape and business impacts
- Board oversight: governance frameworks and risk appetite
- How to read a cyber dashboard and ask the right questions
- Legal and regulatory obligations (privacy, breach notification, director accountability)
- Incident response decision-making in the first 24–48 hours
- Board action checklist: immediate next steps and questions for management
Training Duration & Delivery
Half-Day Interactive Workshop - Approximately 4 to 5 hours of Executive Training
In-Person Instructor-Led (Private delivery): Instructor-led briefings, case study discussion, small-group exercise, and a live tabletop simulation—culminating in a wrap-up and board action checklist.
Training Modules
Cyber Risk Landscape
- Format: Instructor-led briefing + case study discussion
- Description: Strategic cyber risks and business impacts.
- Intent: Position cyber as a top-tier business risk.
- Importance: Boards must see cyber security as integral to strategy, not just IT.
- Audience Takeaway: Insight into current risks, case studies, and the financial/regulatory stakes of inaction.
Strategic Cyber Governance & Risk Oversight
- Format: Briefing + small group exercise (reading a sample cyber dashboard)
- Description: Board’s role, oversight frameworks, and interpreting dashboards.
- Intent: Show executives how to oversee cyber risk effectively.
- Importance: Regulators and stakeholders hold boards accountable for governance failures.
- Audience Takeaway: Practical tools to interpret dashboards, set risk appetite, and hold management accountable.
Legal & Regulatory Obligations
- Format: Instructor-led presentation with Q&A
- Description: Data privacy, breach notification, director accountability.
- Intent: Clarify the legal and compliance duties tied to cyber security.
- Importance: Breach notification laws and director liability are increasing.
- Audience Takeaway: Clear view of obligations, deadlines, and how governance protects them legally.
Cyber Resilience & Incident Response Decision-Making
- Format: Tabletop simulation
- Description: Executives work through a breach scenario, making critical governance decisions.
- Intent: Rehearse crisis decision-making in a safe environment.
- Importance: Leaders’ choices in the first 24–48 hours shape business survival and reputation.
- Audience Takeaway: First-hand experience balancing legal, operational and reputational considerations during an incident.
Wrap-up & Board Action Checklist
- Format: Summary session
- Description: Key questions to ask management and immediate next steps.
- Intent: Summarise and create accountability.
- Importance: Boards need practical next steps, not just knowledge.
- Audience Takeaway: A checklist of questions for management and concrete actions to strengthen oversight.
About the Trainer
Simona Dimovski
Cybersecurity & Technology Leader | Expert-in-Residence (XIR) | Executive Advisor
Simona Dimovski is a cybersecurity and technology executive with 20+ years of leadership across finance, aviation, energy, insurance and government. A former CIO and CISO, she has led major digital transformation and cyber uplift programs and driven board-level risk governance.
Simona’s engaging teaching style and industry expertise make her an exceptional facilitator for Upskilled learners. She brings practical, real-world context to every session via live case studies, leadership experience and deep knowledge of Australia’s regulatory landscape.
Simona brings a unique blend of executive experience, strategic insight, and teaching capability. Her programs enable learners to move beyond theory—developing the practical skills and confidence to lead, manage, and respond effectively in real-world cyber scenarios.
Pricing Options
FAQs
This is a governance-level program for directors and senior executives. Unlike the 1-Day Cyber Security Training for Staff, which focuses on practical skills like phishing awareness and secure digital behaviour, this briefing concentrates on strategic cyber risk, board oversight, legal obligations, and leadership decision-making during incidents. Participants will analyse case studies, read a sample cyber dashboard, set risk appetite, and rehearse crisis decisions in a tabletop exercise—capstone skills for board-level cyber security governance.
Expect clarity on the current cyber risk landscape, a practical understanding of governance frameworks, and concrete tools to interrogate management reporting. Leaders leave with a board action checklist, improved confidence reading cyber dashboards, and a shared language for risk appetite, regulatory duties and incident response—enabling stronger, more accountable oversight.
No. The briefing is designed for non-technical directors and executives. Content stays strategic and governance-focused: business impacts, regulatory obligations, oversight mechanisms and decision-making during the first 24–48 hours of a breach. The emphasis is on informed questions and accountable governance rather than technical configuration.
Participants are guided through a realistic breach scenario, making time-pressured decisions across legal, operational and reputational dimensions. The simulation highlights trade-offs boards face—notification timelines, stakeholder communications, continuity and recovery—and demonstrates how early choices affect outcomes. A facilitated debrief translates lessons into governance actions.
Yes. Scenarios and dashboard examples can be aligned to your sector, regulatory exposure and existing risk language. This ensures the executive cyber security briefing directly supports your board’s oversight responsibilities, committee charters and management reporting cadence.
Participants receive a concise board action checklist summarising key questions for management and immediate next steps across risk oversight, legal obligations and incident readiness. This serves as a practical reference to sustain momentum after the session.
